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exquisite_tragedy's review
4.0
This was super sweet and fun!! This anthology is #3.5 in the Stay a Spell series and gives us small glimpses into the lives of our established couples from books #1-3 (Mateo x Evie, Devraj x Isadora, and Nico x Violet) and foreshadowing to future couples we’ll come to know and love. We also finally got JJ and Charlie’s romance!! My heart.
I loved every second of this, and now I’m back to (not so) patiently waiting for Grim and Bear It to come out.
Story: 4/5
Audiobook: 5/5 (Aiden Snow slayed as always)
Length 6h32min
I loved every second of this, and now I’m back to (not so) patiently waiting for Grim and Bear It to come out.
Story: 4/5
Audiobook: 5/5 (Aiden Snow slayed as always)
Length 6h32min
shelbeavs's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
alayna017's review against another edition
4.0
Good Christmas stories to revisit all the characters from the previous novels.
hillaryallison's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
meggkey08's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed this! I was excited about JJ and Charlie's story, which did not disappoint! Nico getting all broody about children was soo cute and the setup for the next book has me anxious and excited at the same time.
jessie203's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
freadomlibrary's review
3.0
Actual rating 3.5 stars
Sharing my thoughts on each story!
Bewitch You a Merry Christmas - 3 out of 5 stars! This one was cute. I liked being back with Evie and Mateo, they're one of my favorite couples. I also thought it was interesting to see the backstory between Tia and Marcus as they're mentioned in the first two books. But there wasn't anything new about the world or their relationship so that's the rating.
Rockin’ Around the Hexmas Tree - 3 out of 5 stars! Honestly, this was a lot more sex than romance haha. Which I was not expecting but didn't hate. I thought the setting was interesting and the story shared some interesting information about the other side characters so pretty good.
Jingle Bell Jock - 3 out of 5 stars! This was the one I was most looking forward to reading because JJ and Charles have been some of my favorite side characters! I wanted the deets on how they finally went from friends to lovers and that's what we got. However, I was a little disappointed with the way it came about. I wanted it to be more wholesome, but there was a lot of miscommunication and cheating around the whole thing that soured it. I'm happy they're happy now, but it wasn't what I expected.
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grim - 4 out of 5 stars! This one was so good! Since their romance was coming up, I was super interested in seeing how their first meeting went. It's a very short scene but I really enjoyed it. It really set up the next upcoming book and made me really like both Livvy and Gareth.
Jingle Spells - 4 out of 5 stars! This story was the best one. Flash forward into the future, Nico and Violet who are my favorite couple so far and the introduction of the babies! I loved it! It was cute, sweet, romantic but also deep haha. I tend to love the addition of little kids in stories (when it makes sense) and this one fit right into that. I think it was great to see more about their like mundane lives since the books tend to be kind of intense.
Sharing my thoughts on each story!
Bewitch You a Merry Christmas - 3 out of 5 stars! This one was cute. I liked being back with Evie and Mateo, they're one of my favorite couples. I also thought it was interesting to see the backstory between Tia and Marcus as they're mentioned in the first two books. But there wasn't anything new about the world or their relationship so that's the rating.
Rockin’ Around the Hexmas Tree - 3 out of 5 stars! Honestly, this was a lot more sex than romance haha. Which I was not expecting but didn't hate. I thought the setting was interesting and the story shared some interesting information about the other side characters so pretty good.
Jingle Bell Jock - 3 out of 5 stars! This was the one I was most looking forward to reading because JJ and Charles have been some of my favorite side characters! I wanted the deets on how they finally went from friends to lovers and that's what we got. However, I was a little disappointed with the way it came about. I wanted it to be more wholesome, but there was a lot of miscommunication and cheating around the whole thing that soured it. I'm happy they're happy now, but it wasn't what I expected.
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grim - 4 out of 5 stars! This one was so good! Since their romance was coming up, I was super interested in seeing how their first meeting went. It's a very short scene but I really enjoyed it. It really set up the next upcoming book and made me really like both Livvy and Gareth.
Jingle Spells - 4 out of 5 stars! This story was the best one. Flash forward into the future, Nico and Violet who are my favorite couple so far and the introduction of the babies! I loved it! It was cute, sweet, romantic but also deep haha. I tend to love the addition of little kids in stories (when it makes sense) and this one fit right into that. I think it was great to see more about their like mundane lives since the books tend to be kind of intense.